The Tennessee Department Of Environment And Conservation Will Have To Decide Whether To Renew Holston Army Ammunition’s Title V Permits Which Regulates The 75 Year Old Kingsport Facility’s Practice Of Open Burning Of Explosives. The Facility Makes Munitions For The Military. Waste From That Process As Well As Construction Waste Is Set On Fire In An Area Of The Plant Near The Holston River. Now, Activist Groups And Event The American Chemical Society Is Questioning The Practice. HAPP’S Title V Permits Expired In June 2014. The Plant Is Operating Under The Old Permit’s Provisions Until A Decision Is Made.